A few months passed.
The wave, or should I say the bitchy Goddess’s invasion plan, came to an end, and we’ve made some progress on reconstruction.

Ren, Itsuki and Motoyasu’s deadline for giving their answers to their weapons is closing in.
My Shield, or should I say Atlas is… well, she teases her brother as she spends her days seducing me.
Though she did talk to me seriously at the time.

“And? Did you guys make your decision yet?” (Naofumi)

I was making preparations for lunch as I talked with the three Heroes.

“Yeah, I think I’m going to stay in this world.”

The one who answered that was Ren.
It seems that he didn’t reach a satisfying conclusion when he went to that other world from his own.
So he prayed to his sword so that he could return when he wanted.

Right now, Ren is working hard with Female Knight to stop the various cultural frictions brought about by the World Assimilation.
Female Knights achievements were recognized, and she was appointed to do diplomatic work with residents of Glass’s world.
To make a world as free of discrimination as possible, she took the initiative, and started acting.

Taniko, along with Rat, Gaelion and Miikun went on a journey to investigate the distribution of Glass’s world’s monster in this one.
Well, when night falls, they do return to the village by portal.

“I never had any intentions of returning from the start! Now that the world’s been saved, as promised, I will devote my long days and nights to winning Firo-tan’s heart!”
“Hmph!”

Motoyasu is… yeah. He plays with his Filo Rials all day.
Though it does seem he’s learned a lot from a Filo Rial Trainer in Zeltburg.
To put it bluntly, I think he would do better on the teaching side.
And as always, his three are with him.

Itsuki and Rishia plan to go on a journey for world reformation.
A while ago, they met Rishia’s parents, and discussed what they would do from here on.
It seems there was a bit of trouble there, but the matter was peacefully resolved.

I didn’t ask for the specifics.
Well, according to Rishia, her parent were worried whether she was a match for Itsuki, and they quarreled a bit.
Her parents are weak to pressure as well.
If I told them I was going out with her with the intention of marriage as a joke, I feel they would die from shock.

“So everyone’s staying.” (Naofumi)
“What are you going to do, Naofumi? You wanted to return so badly before.” (Ren)
“Well, I already went back once. My determination around that area is… well…” (Naofumi)
“Then will you stay?” (Ren)
“Hmm…” (Naofumi)

What should I say?
Explaining is going to be a pain.

“For argument’s sake… from your eyes, it’s correct to say I’ll be staying. But in exchange, I won’t be able to use a majority of those oh-so-convenient godly powers.” (Naofumi)
“Is that so?” (Ren)
“It’s the result of a certain decision. It’s like a compensation for having fulfilled the Spirits’ wishes. In exchange, the waves will never come again, so don’t worry about that.” (Naofumi)

These powers were beyond me to begin with.
Raphtalia and Atlas thought the same.

–

Yesterday night.

“Naofumi-sama, please make your choice.” (Atlas)

Atlas, or should I say the Spirit of the Shield and the other Spirits gathered to explain the situation.
Raphtalia was also there, and we spoke.

“My decision…” (Naofumi)
“That’s right. What should we do?” (Atlas)

A choice.
The other summoned heroes are each getting different options from me.
I did receive an explanation about that.

I’ve already gone beyond the point of no return that Arc guy said, and now it’s time for me to make a choice.
And wait, it isn’t even a choice anymore.
It’s just a course of action.

The first possibility is… well, to put it simply, stay in the world, and spend my days.
It’s a bit of a hard world to live in, but as long as everyone’s there, I get the feeling I would be able to live a fun life until I die.
If I think back upon it, I can make a Harem, and considering the future, there are a few advantages.
The rosy life I imagined when I first got to this world is before me.

I feel Raphtalia’s going to go through some hardships, but I can’t cast everyone aside.
And I do want to answer the people I trust who say they like me…
It may be my pride speaking, but we saved the world, so I should at least allow that.
And I have Raphtalia’s permission.

The second is… return to my own world, and live with Raphtalia.
With the Shield’s power, our lives will be pretty stable until the end.
And right now, I can make use of that power.
Even if we’re in that world, it’s not like we can’t use magic.

That’s not bad either.
But if I stay in this world, I get the feeling I’ll have to deal with some lustful advances.
Especially around a certain whale. She’s seriously gunning for me, and she asks Raphtalia when she’ll score every day.
I understand that she’ll honor the order, so right now, I can’t lay hands on Raphtalia carelessly, or she’ll come after me in a drunken frenzy.

I’ll have to show my resolve.
So returning to my own world is also… an option.
I mean, I am satisfied with this conclusion.
And it’s already over…

And as a result, here I am.
I decided to stay in this world, and the day after that, I’m here peacefully preparing for lunch.

“Na~ofumi-cha~n? Is it time for lunch yet?”

Sadina appeared.
Recently, she’s started salvaging in the nearby sea, no, perhaps I should call it treasure hunting. She’s also exploring the sea from Glass’s world.
Since she became the Hero of the Harpoon, she’s gotten ridiculously strong. No normal monster will be able to stand on the same level as her.

And, at night, she comes back by portal, and aims for me.
To put it bluntly, apart from Raphtalia and Atlas, she pursues those topics more actively than Firo while in heat.
I often wonder what she sees in me, but perhaps she’s just enamored with my drinking capacity.

As always, unfamiliar slaves are popping up in my village. It’s due to the Slave Dealer’s kind services.
I think it’s rising from the scale of a village into a town.
People graduate, or more specifically, develop the skills to be self-sufficient and leave as well.
We don’t need to combat the wave, so they don’t have to stay here.
Now, they find employment as soldiers, or go sign up as adventures to do various odd jobs.

With the revived Granny’s training as the basis, the slaves are quickly growing up.
But talent on the level of Rishia, Raphtalia and Female Knight is hard to come by.
Sadina level is completely out of the question.

Well, there are a few who still peddle. Is that my responsibility?
If you think of peddling, you think of Firo.
If you ask what she’s doing, she’s going on a world trip with Melty.
More specifically, it’s Firo’s Idol Tour.
In order to make sure relations with other countries go well, she visits them as the Queen, and as a friendly ambassador, Firo works as an Idol.

Firo has a sort of naïve innocence, so she’s liked by people easily.
And Melty’s idea worked well, so we’re getting some nice results in other countries.
Well, since she’s handling diplomacy for the world’s largest country, the people of Glass’s world are a bit vigilant of her.
Trash and the Queen are also working hard for the country.
The marks left behind by the war are deep, and it’s a bit troublesome.

The revival the Bitch Goddess used was quite crude, so I’m not sure how much longer the Queen and Granny will live.
Even so, Trash, Rishia and the Granny’s grandson are satisfied.
It would be nice if they live a long life.

“I see.”

On my reply, Ren and the others nod, and wait for food.
Oy, don’t just stand there. Help.
Why am I on cooking duty in the first place?

“Naofumi-sama, what do you want to do when lunch is over?” (Raphtalia)
“Let’s see. I think that today’s plan was to go apprehend a reincarnator the Bitch Goddess granted power to.” (Naofumi)

People who that Bitch Goddess reincarnated are still hiding all over the place.
It’s not like we defeated them all.
And now that peace has been obtained, they occasionally go out of control with their dreams to rise to the top.

Is it like training in the mountains to prepare?
Some follow the Bitch Goddess’s words, and lust for strength, while others noticed her schemes, and used tools to sleep.

The last guy we encountered politely tried making a convenient device so he could survive in a destroyed world.
Though it reeked of suspiciousness.
I don’t know how many centuries ago he was from, though.

He’s supposed to have been an alchemist who left his name in the pages of history.
There are many legends like his, which is troublesome.
In all worlds, there are annoying legends of how, someday, this legendary Hero, so and so, will return.
Catching guys like that is one of the jobs of Heroes.

Ah, right.
A little while after the world was at peace, Glass disappeared.
I tried searching for her when I had my godly powers, but I ran into the same wall I did when searching for her friend.
And before that, Glass told me that, no matter what happens, don’t try searching for me. As she was probably hinting to her current situation, I decided not to.
It’ll work out somehow.

And Atlas can still contact the Spirit of the Fan.
According to it, there are no problems.
Glass was only a representative of her world as a Hero, and it’s not like she represented a country.
When Melty was going around countries, she was just training with a bored expression on her face.

After I finished cooking, I exited the kitchen, and left it to the others.

“Niichan’s food! As always, it’s great!”

The one who rejoiced was Kiel.
As always, she continues to look after that unnerving crepe tree.
When she’s not doing that, she’s either peddling, or accompanying Fohl.
Though Fohl’s often teased by his sister he’s made looking after the villagers, especially the ones who just got here, his life’s work.
Right now, he’s something of a leader here.

“Rafu~?”
“Ah, yes, yes. You can eat it too.”
“Rafu~!”

Raph-chan’s become the supreme ruler of all Raphs, and he maintains the order of the monsters in the area… it seems.
As the Hero of the Ship, he also helps Sadina in her salvaging work.
Honestly, Sadina’s partner is Raph-chan.

There’s also Fitoria, for an important monster, I guess.
From the start, she had to deal with turf wars, and the sort, so she isn’t here.
Well, that was also Motoyasu’s fault.
She left while running away from the man.

But she occasionally uses Firo to ask me for help.
No matter where she runs, Motoyasu will chase her…?
In his mind, she’s his most-like Filo Rial next to Firo.
Well, I guess it’s something like that.

The Weapon Shop’s Old Man is as busy as ever.
Luckily for me, he moved to the neighboring town, and opened a shop with Imya’s Uncle.
Imya helps out, and they deal in a wide range from clothing, to armor, to weapons.

There’s a lot more happening, but I guess that’s about it with the people I know.
The Slave Merchant, the Swindler, and the Accessory Merchant are just raking in profit as always.
I also carried out my planned harassment of Elena.

Like that, my days were filled with a bit of trouble, but they were fun.
From now on… I’ll just have to pray that they’ll go on like this.

“Ah, right! What should we call this village? You never decided, did you, Niichan!?” (Kiel)
“Name? Now that I think about it, I never gave it one. What was it called before? I’m fine with that.” (Naofumi)
“Eh? Right now, it’s become famous as, ‘The village revived under Niichan’. Let’s think of a new one, right Raphtalia-chan?” (Kiel)
“Yes, let’s.” (Raphtalia)
“Isn’t that fine, though? It is the village revived under Naofumi.” (Ren)

Ren gives a smile as he nods to Kiel’s suggestion.
Even if you tell me that…
As I was thinking of what name to give it, Motoyasu opened his mouth.

“I think Firolove Village is good.” (Motoyasu)
“Rejected.” (Naofumi)
“I think it would be nice if Naofumi-san gave it a name.” (Itsuki)
“That’s right.” (Raphtalia)
“Really?” (Naofumi)
“Eh?… Niichan’s deciding it? Let’s all talk about it together.” (Kiel)
“Why’s that, Kiel? I thought you would agree to that.” (Naofumi)
“But Niichan, you have no naming sense.” (Kiel)
“Ah, that’s right.” (Everyone)

Oy, why is everyone agreeing to that?

“You just took Firo from the Filo in Filo Rial, and you just cut off a bit from my name to get Raph-chan’s…” (Raphtalia)
“Rafu~?”
“So I think it’s going to get quite a lazy name.” (Kiel)
“Kiel, you…”

I’ll remember this. I’ll definitely remember this.

“Then how about we just take the characters in Iwatani, and make it Rock Valley?” (Ren)

As if he had had an epiphany, Ren hits his hands together, and said that.
And are you telling me that name has good naming sense?
No, it doesn’t.

“Oh, that has a nice sound to it. What does it mean?” (Raphtalia)
“In my world, Iwa(岩) means Rock. Similarly, Tani(谷) has the meaning of valley. And thus Rock Valley.” (Ren)
“That’s nice!” (Kiel)
“Ah, right… it was like that in the language of Naofumi-sama’s world.” (Raphtalia)

Raphtalia remembers the time she spent in my world.
And English, apparently.

“Okay~! Then from today onwards, this villiage will be called Rock Valley. Everyone! Is that fine?”
“Yeah!”
“Oy, while you can see cliffs here by the sea, there’s no valley…” (Naofumi)

My opinion was ignored, and this village was given the name Rock Valley.
And like that, my days in the other world… continued.

――――――――――――――――――――

Japan, a day in the present era.

“… in Sickness and in Health…”

Today, I held my marriage ceremony with Raphtalia.
We returned from that world, and things proceeded at a tempo so fast that even I was surprised. I quickly found employment.
Right now, I’m doing various work in a large company.

Well, I did always have some connections, and it turned out one of my net friends was actually an executive at a corporation. He insisted that he wanted to scout me.
What’s more, right now in the middle of a recession, while other companies are going pale, our stocks are rising.
I’ll bet it’s the influence on the Law of Cause and Effect.

After graduating college, I got a job, and after one year, I ended up marrying Raphtalia.
Because the experience in the other world bolstered my commercial spirit, I was able to achieve good results in the past year.
We left the godly powers with the other us in that world, and now, we can only use a little bit of magic.

And like that, the Wedding spread out before me.
In the church, the priest speaks out the vows to bind the me wearing a tailcoat, and the Raphtalia wearing a wedding dress.

In the middle of that.
The Church doors slammed open.

What is it!? I don’t want some cliché happening like some guy storming in to steal the bride.
Who is it? Who is it that wants to take away Raphtalia!?
And wait, Raphtalia, are you telling me you cheated on me with another man!?
No, no… with her, that’s not happening.

“I have an objection to this union!”

… I timidly turn around.
There, Atlas was wearing a dress, sprinting towards me.
Her age in this world is recorded as 20.
By her unchanged appearance, I guess that makes her a legal loli.

Right, we ended up returning to modern times, but for some reason, even Atlas was here. What’s more, she screwed around with the order of the world, and inserted herself as my childhood friend.
I imagined a sweet college life with Raphtalia, but Atlas made her dramatic entrance, and put a stop to that.
And wait, because of all that happened in that world, I don’t hate her, I am fond of her.
But still..

“Now, now, Naofumi-sama! Become one with me!” (Atlas)

Atlas grabs me by the hand.
I’m not sure by what logic, but this world’s Atlas’s physical strength is still incredible.
And so, she was able to forcefully drag me along.
It wasn’t the bride, but the groom that was stolen away.

Raphtalia comes to her senses, grabs my other hand, and starts a tug of war with Atlas.

“Ow!” (Naofumi)
“Naofumi-san is getting married to me!” (Raphtalia)
“No, Naofumi-sama will be wed to me! I’ll give you plenty of money, so Raphtalia-san, just give up already.” (Atlas)
“Not happening!” (Raphtalia)

Ah, right. I forgot.
Due to all her messings with the laws of cause and effect, Atlas set herself as the daughter of a rich man.
So her assets are much greater than either of us combined.
Why is a commoner like me the childhood friend of someone like that?
I don’t get how this lovecom setting is supposed to work.

“I will not give up!” (Atlas)
“Didn’t you just give up earlier!?” (Raphtalia)
“That was but a lie.” (Atlas)
“I can’t believe you! Just how unfair of a person must you be?” (Raphtalia)
“I’ll say anything I must in the name of love.” (Atlas)
“Ow! S-someone save me!” (Naofumi)
“Niisan.”

My younger brother seems to be directing an irritated glare at me.
He was accepted into a good college, and is in the middle of job hunting right now.
Well, I’m sure he’ll find somewhere nice.

Apart from my brother, my other net friends are in attendance, and my college circle friends are gathered near him.
They started talking amongst themselves, and for some reason, my parents joined them. They all point their thumbs at the ground, and shout out in a large voice.

253 Responses to Chapter 376: Alternate Worlds and Modern Ones

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I squealed when Naofumi was acting the jelly husband. About time he gets possessive of her.

I’m a little mixed up on the timeline and division.
So Naofumi split into two, with the godly powers mostly going to the world he saved? But then, he also said that he can’t use a majority of those powers in exchange, so doesn’t that mean most of them went to earth’s Naofumi? I understand if he restricted himself because of how he made the world the one able to dictate how much he has, but he specifically says “in exchange”.

And wait, when did this split happen? Based on the graduation and progression in Earth’s world, it should have been a couple years, but it’s happening at the same time as the Melromark world, where only a few months passed? And the choice I assumed to be the split was only made “yesterday”?

By the way, with this i am completely sure i was right on everything, but the time thing was more stable than i thought…then he is going to create games, VR, psychic powers, but i want to believe Witch was neither Raphtalia, Atlas or his brother so maybe his friend who recommended him…so Naofumi is going to become the protector of the world at that time… but i am not sure if that world (Fantasy/Sci-fi) was Naofumi´s world or was another world etirely…the wave was not something made by witch apparently, so either way is possible. Ah, paradox…and now i know why we need a Light Novel…stupid paradox.
Well, all is ok if ends ok. Thought, i do not know the end…now i need to read the Light Novel, sigh.

one left and the side stories if yorai is going to do them or not i’m not too sure. Kookie did say she would start working on the side stories but for the most part it’s over unless you want to read about the spear idiot

Hah. Way to go, Naofumi. So greedy, cloning himself and taking both of his preferred options. That is just like him, raking in as much of a profit from a choice or situation as he can. And Atlas’ marriage intervention was golden. Absolutely perfect.

So Yoraikun, how much fun did you have TLing this chapter? I know I would have had to stop to laugh quite a few times. :P

What I still dont understand is who was the enemy Naofumi mentioned during the Mad Scientist arc. Can someone fill the blanks for me?
With my fading consciousness, I come to a single conclusion.
Based on my brief eight days of existence, I realize that the waves are a fight for_______.
This pointless phenomenon will perhaps ________, but the world will ________.
I remember my enemy’s words.

survival between worlds
stop? – lost most of its population
enemy’s word —>glass? when they still not cooperate
the “he” here is real Naofumi (mad scientist naofumi is just a fake, he is just jealous <.<)

…
He split his existence like Witch Goddess …
So the split in Real World (Japan) have a bit of magic, luck, and memory of the past. But not linked further with existence at the Magic World …
Raphtalia follow probably …
1. Gift when they get killed before by Goddess
2. Because Raphtalia herself already existence near goddess
3. Naofumi ask for it
Atlas follow because …
1. She is Spirit of Shield and ALWAYS follow Naofumi existence no matter he split …
2. Atlas also cheat her existence, become super strength (probably on par with Raphtalia) and become extremely rich too (even surpass sum of richness between Naofumi and Raphtalia) … also steal Naofumi from Raphtalia at most important time to declare her love … (yeah, cheater … and yandere too … whew)

I just realized something. Naofumi trying to take Raphtalia’s virginity has become the opposite of the ‘Ultimate Spear versus Ultimate Shield’ debate. Naofumi has 0 attack. Raphtalia has 0 defense. So – Naofumi has a ‘spear’ which cannot penetrate anything. Raphtalia has a ‘shield’ which cannot block anything. So when the 0 attack spear clashes with the 0 defense shield, what happens…?

…
Remember, there’s a limit which they can alter in Real World …
so … yeah … don’t want to share to other if polygamy can’t be done …
Naofumi and Raphtalia won’t abuse the money cheat …
But Atlas … well, she is yandere … so …

wow! so he split hinself, raphtalia and atlas in two and they are going to live in both worlds?……I thought that he was going to create somekind of permanet portal (that only he and rapthalia could use) betwen both worlds……I seriously dont know what to think about this……I have never seen something like this in 15 years readind stories……

…
Too bad Sardina, Melty and Firo can’t enter Modern World … =x= …
I wonder what kind of existence they will appear …
Sardina = Sexy oneesan at bar after Naofumi back from work ?
Firo & Melti = Sibling of Atlas who also fall in love with Naofumi ?
^^ can start Eroge Story with all of that setting ^^

I think Firo & Melty should be a pair of teenage idol duo that turns out to be lesbian couple as well. Their relationship with Naofumi started when he became a representative of the company that sponsored their nation-wide tour. As a thank they said that they’d let Naofumi become the sperm donor if they ever decided to raise kid(s) in the future.

Eeeeeeh, so in the very end, the so-called rapist, the one that has been nicknamed, Devil, Demon Lord, Brainwasher, Slavemaker, Rapist;
the one that has been hated by tons of people, that dreamt of having a Harem when he first came,
the one that wanted the world he had been transported in to die,
the one whom the denseness had been on God level
the one that hated the idea of being with women
the one that trusted no one but slaves
the one that found disgusting the idea of getting a harem
is having one of the mot cliched riajuu-like harem situation?

Nice third option. My brain shifted gears without the clutch when Atlas crashed the wedding. I LOL’d at the priest calling for divine punishment on “this sinful riajuu”. Looks like all of the loose ends are being tied up… This has been a great series. Thank you much Yoraikun for translating so diligently.

… why couldn’t she just stay dead? From the beginning I just never understood why the author loved Atlas so much. Right to the very end she had no character development at all, even though there was plenty of opportunity to do so. I mean really, destroying someone’s wedding for your own selfishness isn’t really a funny joke to me.

God Right in the Feels!!! I am glad about Firo-chan! I can now sleep with a clear conscience, and once again thank you for translating, you are doing Shield God’s work! Now I just need to buy the books for my collection.

I’m confused, he divided his body into two.
Apparently, in the final chapter, he said that his main body was actually the one in japan?
Or did he split his body into three? One in japan, one in that world, and the third one fighting the gods?
I’m quite confused but it’s alright.

seriously he can’t really have his old life in japan normal that he has to deal with atlas doing the fuck up in there and why she still look like a loli when she is in there around 20 years old dam it girl do you know that makes him look like a pedophile!!! heh but in any case at least he can go back and forth or something like that freely.

“I will not give up!” (Atlas)
“Didn’t you just give up earlier!?” (Raphtalia)
“That was but a lie.” (Atlas)
“I can’t believe you! Just how unfair of a person must you be?” (Raphtalia)
“I’ll say anything I must in the name of love.” (Atlas)
“Ow! S-someone save me!” (Naofumi)
“Niisan.”

My younger brother seems to be directing an irritated glare at me.
He was accepted into a good college, and is in the middle of job hunting right now.
Well, I’m sure he’ll find somewhere nice.

Apart from my brother, my other net friends are in attendance, and my college circle friends are gathered near him.
They started talking amongst themselves, and for some reason, my parents joined them. They all point their thumbs at the ground, and shout out in a large voice.

Uh, wait, what the heck is going on here… Did he stay in the world or return? Or are these two alternate possibilities here depending on the choice he made? Or is he just travelling between worlds? I’m so confused…